Dr. Walter Buchanan

Dr. Walter Buchanan, department head and J.R. Thompson Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University, will be honored with the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Distinguished Service Citation.

Buchanan will receive his award at the Annual Awards Banquet held in June in Austin. He is being recognized for his distinguished accomplishments and service to ASEE. This is only the ninth time this award has been given in the past 25 years.

Before arriving at Texas A&M University, Buchanan was professor and director of the School of Engineering Technology at Northeastern University. He was previously professor and dean of Engineering and Industrial Technologies at the Oregon Institute of Technology; associate professor and chair of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies at Middle Tennessee State University; assistant professor and coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Program at the University of Central Florida; and an assistant professor of electrical engineering technology at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

He has also been an electronics engineer for the Naval Avionics Center; an engineering officer for the U.S. Navy; an aerospace engineer for Boeing Co. and Martin Co., as well as an attorney for the Veteran’s Administration in Indianapolis.

Buchanan is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of NSPE, and a past chair of the Engineering Technology Council of ASEE and the Professional Engineers in Higher Education of NSPE.

Buchanan has received numerous awards including the ASEE James H. McGraw Award, the ASEE Frederick J. Berger Award, the NSPE Outstanding Service Award, and the International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education Award.

Written by: Lauren Kern at laurenkern@tees.tamus.edu

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